> I just noticed a note in the DIY marketing page on the wiki - > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DIYMarketing : > > * /!\ Important Observation: Could we have access or ensure work is done > with Ubuntu computers running free software and so generating free > format files? AFAIK, the .eps and .psd ARE NOT Free as in Freedom. All > we do here, all the community work is based on freedom, and so I believe > we should provide and assure we keep it like that. For desktop > publishing (DTP) work in Ubuntu, have a look at [WWW] Scribus - it's in > Universe - or Inkscape. * > > Although I agree we should use and ask any contributors to use open, > free formats, I think this should be a friendlier request - or perhaps > guidelines. Certainly not to be discussed *on* the wiki ! :)
I noticed that comment on the wiki the other day, and was going to bring up on one of the mailing list before cleaning it up, but then totally forgot about it :( I agree that free is good, but essentially you can politely ask about it. For example, look at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Presentations That comment about the preferred format was originally written by sabdfl. question: is eps non-free? Unless there is another one, it usually stands for encapsulated postscript. I never thought of eps as a non-free format, and in my mind I have always lumped it into a similar category than pdf. Anyone has more info on this? > I also think the material should be in a format that users from Windows > or other OSs can use. After all, what's the point of having DIY material > in a format that can't be used from another platform ? Or even ask to > provide PDFs so that they can at least be printed. > > Most importantly, I want the *source* material (fonts, graphics, texts) > easily available, unlike most of the Mozilla/ Firefox material that is > useless for any translation or professional printing. you can't force people to provide specific format. But a nice warning about trying to use formats that are in use in Ubuntu (OpenDocument, svg, etc), and recommending that the source is available beside something portable like a pdf file is probably the way to go in my mind. -- Daniel Robitaille -- ubuntu-marketing mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-marketing
